Sec. 673. COMMISSION HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

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## SEC. 673 COMMISSION HEARINGS AND MEETINGS ###

(a)In General The Commission shall conduct hearings on the recommendations it is taking under consideration. Any such hearing, except a hearing in which classified information is to be considered, shall be open to the public. Any hearing open to the public shall be announced on a Federal website at least 14 days in advance. For all hearings open to the public, the Commission shall release an agenda and a listing of materials relevant to the topics to be discussed. ###

(b)Meetings ####

(1)Initial meeting The Commission shall hold its initial meeting not later than 30 days after the date as of which all members have been appointed. ####

(2)Subsequent meetings After its initial meeting, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the Chair or a majority of its members. ####

(3)Public meetings Each meeting of the Commission shall be held in public unless any member objects. ###

(c)Quorum Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. ###

(d)Public Comments ####

(1)Solicitation The Commission shall seek written comments from the general public and interested parties on measures to modernize the military compensation and retirement systems. Comments shall be requested through a solicitation in the Federal Register and announcement on the Internet website of the Commission. ####

(2)Period for submittal The period for the submittal of comments pursuant to the solicitation under paragraph

(1)shall end not earlier than 30 days after the date of the solicitation and shall end on or before the date on which the Secretary transmits the recommendations of the Secretary to the Commission under section 674(b). ####

(3)Use by commission The Commission shall consider the comments submitted under this subsection when developing its recommendations. ###

(e)Space for Use of Commission Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary, shall identify and make available suitable excess space within the Federal space inventory to house the operations of the Commission. If the Administrator is not able to make such suitable excess space available within such 90-day period, the Commission may lease space to the extent the funds are available. ###

(f)Contracting Authority The Commission may acquire administrative supplies and equipment for Commission use to the extent funds are available. ###

(g)Use of Government Information The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the Federal Government such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon such request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. ###

(h)Postal Services The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United States. ###

(i)Authority To Accept Gifts The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and property from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Commission. The authority in this subsection does not extend to gifts of money. ###

(j)Personal Services ####

(1)Authority To procure The Commission may— #####

(A)procure the services of experts or consultants (or of organizations of experts or consultants) in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; and #####

(B)pay in connection with such services travel expenses of individuals, including transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence, while such individuals are traveling from their homes or places of business to duty stations. ####

(2)Limitation The total number of experts or consultants procured pursuant to paragraph

(1)may not exceed five experts or consultants. ####

(3)Maximum daily pay rates The daily rate paid an expert or consultant procured pursuant to paragraph

(1)may not exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.